Qualifications
- Valid UK driving licence: you hold a full, manual UK licence for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, registered at your current UK address, with no more than 6 penalty points. You'll need to show this at assessment.
- Self-motivated and reliable: you're upbeat, can work unsupervised, take pride in your work, and can be relied on to meet tight timelines.
- Multi-drop delivery: while previous experience isn't essential, you should be comfortable driving for long periods and delivering parcels up to 30kg, throughout the week, even during peak traffic hours. Familiarity with digital route planning tools or a willingness to learn is essential.
- Flexible to service demands: you're willing to work paid overtime, including Saturdays, and support your colleagues to get deliveries to customers on time.
- Customer service: you have excellent communication skills and are dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service.
- Able to pass background checks: You can prove your Right to Work in the UK and pass basic criminal record and financial security checks.
What's in it for you?
Royal Mail Relay. First established in 1999, Relay services customers across Government, financial, premium retail and healthcare sectors who all have one thing in common - the requirement for the very best logistics partner. Royal Mail Relay provides market leading, bespoke, scheduled collection and next day delivery service for organisations with multiple sites around the UK. We operate from 15 depots based across the country, servicing over 100 customer contracts with a dedicated team of around 350 employees. Our network is secure, self-sufficient and independent. We also operate to higher-than-normal security & vetting standards due to government compliance and our customer needs, where we are key holders for many of our customers locations. Our drivers cover a massive 10 million miles per year so a love for the road is a must!
A bit about the role
You'll be responsible for:
- Planning your route each day using route-planning technology.
- Collecting and delivering pouches, parcels, tote boxes to small and large businesses in our portfolio on a designated route.
- Scanning items on and off route to ensure tracking information is available to customers and colleagues.
Working pattern: 40.00 hours per week, working Monday to Friday on various days, nights and late shifts. PLEASE NOTE: There may also be the occasional weekend working needed. Flexibility for shift working will be needed for this role.
A rare and unique opportunity to join one of Royal Mail's best kept secrets.
- Hourly rate £13.06p/hr, paid monthly.
- Opportunity to increase earning potential with paid overtime
- 22.5 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing with length of service and the option to buy extra leave each year
- Exclusive discounts on shopping, tech, travel, family days out, gym memberships and more
- Excellent company-matched pension scheme (after qualifying period)
- Lots of opportunity to develop a career within the UK's largest delivery company
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